Molabe Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4261:127,17814,944
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Molabe (59) may also be a first name.

Molabe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Molabe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Molabe is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molabe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 657,184th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Molabe live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 59 people.

The surname Molabe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 127,178. In South Africa Molabe is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, Limpopo, where 36 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 24 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Molabe Last Name Statistics demography

Molabe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning R 281,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlabe921,214/
Motlabe9291/
Molabeh9247/
Molabei9235/
Moulabe929/
Molabee923/
Motlhabe86419/
Moulabee8626/
Moulabie861/
Mottlabe861/
Molabeer861/
Mothlabe861/
Mollabey860/
Molaba835,702/
Malabe831,465/
Molebe83463/
Mulabe83397/
Molave83326/
Molabi83312/
Molobe83245/
Melabe836/
Molawe833/
Mothlabey801/
Motlhabje801/
Mohlabi772,111/
Matlabe771,914/
Mahlabe77935/
Malabed77752/
Malabeh77373/
Malaber77245/
Moulabi77226/
Malabet77114/
Malaibe77113/
Moulebe7785/
Malabey7778/
Malabie7772/
Maliabe7760/
Malyabe7732/
Moulobe7729/
Molaver7723/
Moliabi7721/
Molabhi7716/
Malabhe7715/
Malabei7713/
Mojlabi7712/
Molabit7710/
Malabes7710/
Motlabi779/
Molawea778/
Malabee777/
Moulave776/
Mohlebe776/
Mehlabe775/
Malabez774/
Malaube772/
Muolobe772/
Mallabe772/
Moslabi772/
Mohlobe772/
Malhabe772/
Mulabee771/
Molabai771/
Molaved771/
Moulawe771/
Mholobe771/
Moleawe771/
Melaabe771/
Moulaba771/
Motlawe771/
Muhlabe771/
Mohlawe771/
Molahwe771/
Molobeu771/
Molhawe771/
Motlhabi713,023/
Matlhabe711,227/
Mohlabai71384/
Malhaber71322/
Mallaber71279/
Moslaves7186/
Mahlabeh7132/
Mothlabi7123/
Mahalabe7122/
Maslabey7118/
Mathlabe7117/
Moulabhi7113/
Molabhai716/
Motlhawe714/
Malabett712/
Malyaabe712/
Motlhobe712/
Maulabee711/
Mouslave711/
Maslabei711/
Malauber711/
Moulobie711/
Mouloube711/
Motlahbi711/
Mahlaube711/
Mothlawe711/
Mohlanpe711/
Moitlobe711/
Molobeha711/
Mohlebei711/
Mulahbeh711/
Mallabee710/
Mallabey710/
Malave6768,229/
Mulobe6719,679/
Molavi6716,227/
Malaba6711,102/
Malebe673,925/
Mulaba672,311/
Molobi672,282/
Mulabi672,068/
Molawa671,907/
Malabi671,051/
Malawe67875/
Moloba67779/
Malobe67632/
Malaby67340/
Molebi67200/
Motlhajwe67110/
Melabi67105/
Moitlhabi67104/
Motlhabai67103/
Maullabee67102/
Mulave6755/
Melebe6748/
Molowe6721/
Molavy6715/
Molava6714/
Molawi677/
Moloby677/
Motlahabi673/
Molove672/
Melobe672/
Malahaber672/
Motleybey671/
Moulahaba671/
Malabá671/
Molaveesh671/
Málave671/
Mothlhabi671/
Mulaby670/
Molamphey670/
Molanphey670/
Moleby670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Molabe
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